The Third Bradley Stoke Carnival – Saturday 29th of August 15

The Third Bradley Stoke Carnival is being held this year  on Saturday the 29th of August  on the Jubilee Green, at the Jubilee Centre on Savages Wood Road and the Carnival Committee have pulled out all the stops to try and bring you a great day of family friendly fun and entertainment.  

The Parade which this year is using a party as it’s central theme, will be made up of members of the public and local community groups and leaves the Brook Way Activity Centre  at 11:00  lead by the magnificent sound of the pipers and drummers from the City of Bristol Pipes and Drums, Councillor Erica Williams the chair of South Glos Council and Bradley Stoke’s Mayor Councillor Roger Avenin will then lead the main body of the parade with a group of noisy Indian drummers at the rear! With traditional carnival whistles for all in the procession it will be a bright, colourful, and noisy affair as it moves along Brook Way, so please do pop out into the street as the procession passes and make some noise!  The parade is anticipated to arrive at the Jubilee Green Carnival Field at approximately  12:00  (The Carnival Field opens  at 11:30).

This year’s music and entertainment programme on the stage will hopefully have something to keep everyone happy, including a return visit from the Twerzels who managed to not only bring the house down but a sky full of rain last year! We have an awesome Cher tribute act all the way from Las Vegas via Taunton! Ian Scott brings us his Tribute to Sir Tom Jones, Princess Elsa to keep the young ones happy and to close the evening Angel Heart Rocks.

12:00  Bristol Pipes and Drums

12:15  The Spirit of Elsa

12:30. 80s/90/s Covers Band  

1:30. Cher Tribute Act

2:30. Returning by popular demand the Twerzels!

3:30. Tom jones Tribute Act

4:30. Fire Breathing Show

5:00. Live performance by Bradley Stoke’s Got Music Competition Winner and BGT’s Mad Mark  

5:30. Ria Timkin

6:30. Angel Heart Rocks

Around the site you will find a traditional style Punch and Judy with shows  at 13:30  and  15:00  for the kids both young and old, a variety of commercial, community and charity stalls to browse and if you fancy it, face painting provided by the team from Jump (we only ask for a small £1 Donation to the Mayor’s Charity Fund).

The popular Classic and Kit Car display returns this year and will hopefully be bigger and better than last year, although the car owners always try to out do each other by polishing their pride and joy so we are not really sure how they can improve on automotive perfection, however just to put the pressure on a little bit we are awarding trophies for the best three turned out cars on the day, we can see the polishing rags coming out already!  

An area in front of the stage will be roped off for community acts and displays plus a first for the Carnival and possibly even Bradley Stoke is a special fire breathing show!

If you joined us at last years Carnival perhaps you took a ride on the vintage London Bus? This was so popular we’ve asked the Bristol Bus Preservation Group back again this year only this time hopefully they are bringing an open top vintage bus to run free trips around the town ( subject to change and availability). You might notice a donation bucket as you get on the bus, so should you wish to pop in a donation it would be appreciated and again it goes to the Mayor’s Charity. Stilt walkers and mascots will also be wandering around the carnival field at various times throughout the afternoon, so make sure you bring your selfie stick!

The Family Fun Fair opens on Thursday and runs through until Bank Holiday Monday.

 Opening times are:

Thursday:  1pm-9pm

Friday:  1pm-9pm

Saturday (Carnival Day itself)  11am-9pm

Sunday:  1pm-9pm  

Monday 1pm-7pm  (with Live music on the BSR trailer stage  2pm-4pm)  

Hot Air Balloons are featured again this year, with planned launches across the carnival weekend, both mornings and evenings, the balloons are not operated by the carnival and the pilots will independently make a go, no go decision based upon the anticipated weather conditions at the time. Unfortunately this does mean that the carnival is unable to provide information as to any planned assents, however when weather information or updates have been made available we will post on the carnival Facebook page (Bradley Stoke Carnival).

We hope you have a really great day at the carnival. Bring along a picnic, some chairs or a blanket, and most important of all don’t forget your family and friends. A licensed bar provided by Bradley Stoke Football Club will be open all afternoon.

Please note that there will be no parking available on site or on Savages Wood Road, however you can park at the Willow Brook Centre, as they have kindly agreed to suspend the car parking time limit for the day of carnival only. The carnival is grant funded by Bradley Stoke Town Council and the Carnival Committee is grateful for their ongoing support.  

For updates as the event gets nearer and also during the event itself please do keep an eye on our Facebook page Bradley Stoke Carnival, and we would really love you to tweet your carnival pictures to us on the day @BradleyStokeCarnival.

Have a fun day and Hopefully we will see you there!

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